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. 2008 Mar;246(3):697-722.
doi: 10.1148/radiol.2462070712. Epub 2008 Jan 14.

Fleischner Society: glossary of terms for thoracic imaging

David M Hansell  1 , Alexander A Bankier, Heber MacMahon, Theresa C McLoud, Nestor L Müller, Jacques Remy
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Fleischner Society: glossary of terms for thoracic imaging

David M Hansell et al. Radiology. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

Members of the Fleischner Society compiled a glossary of terms for thoracic imaging that replaces previous glossaries published in 1984 and 1996 for thoracic radiography and computed tomography (CT), respectively. The need to update the previous versions came from the recognition that new words have emerged, others have become obsolete, and the meaning of some terms has changed. Brief descriptions of some diseases are included, and pictorial examples (chest radiographs and CT scans) are provided for the majority of terms.

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